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epenthetic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɛpənˈθɛtɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to epenthesis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Inserted into a word.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or pertaining to epenthesis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: parasitic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπενθετικός (epenthetikós, “inserted”).

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: epentètic — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Danish: epentetisk — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Esperanto: epenteza — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Finnish: epenteettinen — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • French: épenthétique — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Galician: epentético — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • German: epenthetisch — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Italian: epentetico — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Norwegian Bokmål: epentetisk — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: epentetisk — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Polish: epentetyczny — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Portuguese: epentético — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Russian: вставно́й (vstavnój) — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Russian: эпентети́ческий (epentɛtíčeskij) — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Spanish: epentético — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Swedish: epentetisk — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Welsh: ymwthiol — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Welsh: epenthetig — of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • Catalan: epentètic — inserted into a word
  • Danish: epentetisk — inserted into a word
  • Esperanto: epenteza — inserted into a word
  • Finnish: epenteettinen — inserted into a word
  • French: épenthétique — inserted into a word
  • Galician: epentético — inserted into a word
  • German: epenthetisch — inserted into a word
  • Irish: cúnta — inserted into a word
  • Italian: epentetico — inserted into a word
  • Norwegian Bokmål: epentetisk — inserted into a word
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: epentetisk — inserted into a word
  • Polish: epentetyczny — inserted into a word
  • Portuguese: epentético — inserted into a word
  • Russian: эпентети́ческий (epentɛtíčeskij) — inserted into a word
  • Spanish: epentético — inserted into a word
  • Swedish: epentetisk — inserted into a word
  • Welsh: ymwthiol — inserted into a word
  • Welsh: epenthetig — inserted into a word